Man Up is a classic romantic comedy about two people who are too old, too wise, too jaded for classic romantic comedies, and that's precisely why it works.

Bell and Pegg are utterly defeated by a screenplay that favours plot over characterization to an almost surreal, parodic degree.

Both actors stay sharp through some pretty degrading moments, and if Palmer and screenwriter Tess Morris are bent on serious button-pushing in the closing scenes, at least they garnish it with playfulness and wit.

Underrated rom-com. Charming